Tenor singer. Born Farnham. Lived with Benjamin Britten, who composed for him, from 1943 until Britten's death in 1976. Died in the home they shared, the Red House, Aldeburgh.
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Sir Peter Pears
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Benjamin Britten - NW8
Benjamin Britten, composer, 1913 - 1976, and Peter Pears, singer, 1910 - 1986...
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Winifred Atwell
Pianist. Born Una Winifred Atwell in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. Her birth date is given as either the 27th of February or April in either 1910 or 1914. She began playing the piano from an early...
Person, Music / songs, TV & Radio, Australia, Caribbean Islands
2 memorials
Sir Paolo Tosti
Born Italy. Composer of music and songs. Came to London in 1875. Taught and sang with the royal family, including Queen Victoria. Returned to Italy in 1910 and died Rome.
1 memorial
Jenny Lind
Singer. Born Johanna Maria Lind at 40 Mästersamuelsgränd, Stockholm. Her operatic fame began when she sang the role of Agathe in Der Freischütz. She was appointed court singer and made a member of ...
1 memorial
Sir William Walton
Composer, born William Turner Walton at 93 Werneth Hall Road, Oldham, Lancashire. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he befriended Sacheverell Sitwell and became a protegé of him and his siblings E...
1 memorial
Lorna Luft
Daughter of Judy Garland by her third husband, Sidney Luft. She has worked in show business and published a memoir.
1 memorial